About me
Hello!
Thank you for taking a moment to read this profile. I know it takes courage to share things with a stranger but feel free to call or message me. I will put you at ease and we can talk through the issues, at the end of the call you can book a session, or perhaps have a think about it first.
What is counselling with me like?
My counselling sessions are safe and confidential spaces, where you are free to share whatever’s on your mind. We can deal with what arises, calmly exploring and developing your inner resources to bring you hope, meaning, healing or whatever else you are seeking. My approach is generally more experiential and exploratory than technique-led. While I may draw on practical tools where helpful, sessions often involve slowing down and paying attention to thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations and patterns as they arise in the present moment to help clients develop a different relationship with difficult thoughts, feelings and inner tensions.
What kind of person am I?
I’ve been described as kind, calm and down-to-earth. I often work through the lens of Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), which focuses on developing a different relationship to thoughts and feelings. I work with clients of all walks of life and am welcoming to clients from all backgrounds, gender, age, ethnicity, disability, belief or sexual orientation.
What is my background?
I previously had a long career starting in the military, then in public service at various levels of management, in multi-agency settings including the fields of public sector mental health and children and young people.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- BSc (Hons) PPS (University of Portsmouth)
- Level 2 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (APT Accredited)
- Certificate in Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Certificate in Working with Addiction
- Certificate counselling skills
- Transactional Analysis (TA101)
- Diploma in Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy
- Dip. HE Combined Studies (University of Surrey)
- Safeguarding adults
- Safeguarding children
- Enhanced DBS
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Work-related stress, up to senior management level
Emergency service or military personnel
Carer / caring related issues
Anxiety and issues associated with illness such as cancer
Trauma focused work
Anxiety
Neuro-Linguistic Programming
Tinnitus sufferers
Mindfulness
Self-observation
Faith and belief
Spirituality
Self-esteem
Confidence
Loss and grief
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions £50 (in-person, zoom, phone)
If cost is an issue for you please feel free to discuss a potential reduction
Free 20 minute phone consultations are without obligation
When I work
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